Welcome to Doug Kingsmore Stadium for this afternoon game 3 contest between the Tigers and the Gamecocks. South Carolina took game 1 with an 8-0 shutout and the Tigers bounced back yesterday with a 4-1 win to even the series at one game a piece in this 3-game series. 

Leading off the top of the first for the Gamecocks, Will Craddock

Craddock grounder to short for the first out in the inning and that will bring Ethan Lizama to the plate

Lizama goes down on strikes and that will bring Talmadge Lecroy to the plate

Lecroy fly ball to left field and it is a 1,2,3 top of the first for the Gamecocks

Leading off the bottom of the first for the Tigers, Jarren Purify

Purify with the fly ball to left field for the first out in the inning and that will bring Tryston McCladdie tot he plate

McCladdie with the short stop shifted almost right behind the bag at second for the second out in the inning and that will bring Nate Savoie to the plate

Savoie with a line shot off the pitchers glove and the Tigers have the first hit on the day. that will bring Luke Gaffney to the plate

Gaffney with the grounder to third and the throw to second to get Savoie and that will end the bottom of the first for the Tigers

Leading off the top of the 2nd for the Gamecocks, KJ Scobey

Scobey with the drive into right field and that will bring Beau Hollins to the plate

Hollins goes down on strikes and that will bring Patrick Evans to the plate

Evans with the fly ball to Centerfield and that will bring Logan Sutter to the plate

Sutter with the stand-up double to left field and the Gamecocks have runners on 2nd and 3rd and that will bring Dawson Harman to the plate

Harman with the 2- RBI  drive into left field and the Gamecocks draw first blood. At the plate for the Gamecocks, Tyler Bak

Bak with the grounder to a diving Purify and that will end the top of the 2nd of the Gamecocks.

Leading off the bottom of the 2nd for the Tigers, Tyler Lichtenberger

Lichtenberger goes down on strikes and that will bring Jacob Jarrell to the plate

Jarrell draws a walk and that will bring Jason Fultz Jr to the plate

A passed ball moves Jarrel to second

Fultz Jr, is hit by a pitch and that will bring Jack Crighton to the plate

Crighton with the drive into right field and the bases are loaded for TY Dalley

Passed all and the Tigers are on the board as everyone else move up on the bases.

Dalley with the RBI sacrifice and that will bring Purify to the plate

Purify goes down on strikes. The Tigers score 2 in the bottom of the 2nd.

Leading off the top of the 3rd for the Gamecocks, Craddock 

Craddock with he slow roller to Purify at 2nd for the first out in the inning and that will bring Lizama to the plate

Lizama hits it right back to the pitcher and that will bring Lecroy to the plate

Lecroy goes down on strikes and that will end the top of the 3rd for the Gamecocks

Leading off the bottom of the 3rd for the Tigers, McCladdie

McCladdie draws a walk and that will bring Savoie to the plate

Zack Russell is coming in to pitch for the Gamecocks

Savoie with the drive into the left field corner for a stand-up double and that will bring Gaffney to the plate

Gaffney with the grounder to 3rd and a heads up play by Lecroy to keep the runner at 3rd and that will bring Lichtenberger to the plate

Lichtenberger with the 2-RBi single into left center field and that will bring Jarrell to the plate

Jarrell with he line shot right into Lecroy's glove and that will bring Foltz Jr to the plate

Foltz Jr, goes down on strikes and that will end the inning for the Gamecokcs. Tigers out 2 more runs on the board.

Leading off the top of the 4th for the Gamecocks, Scobey

Scobey pops it up a mile high foul territory first base side for the first out in the inning and that will bring Hollins to the plate

Hollins pops it up foul territory first base side same spot for the 2nd out in the inning and that will bring Evans to the plate

Evans with the double off the left field wall and that will bring Sutter to the plate

Sutter with the grounder to third and a great diving stop byFultz Jr and that will end the top of the 4th for the Gamecocks.

Leading off the bottom of the 4th for the Tigers, Crighton

Crighton with the can of corn to center field and that will bring Dalley to the plate

Dalley deposits the ball over the right field bleachers and that is something Dalley and Tiger fans alike have been waiting for. At the plate for the Tigers, Purify

Purify with the grounder to short for the 2nd out in the inning and that will bring McCladdie to the plate

McCladdie with the grounder to first and that will end the inning for the Tigers.

Leading off the top of the 5th for the Gamecocks, Harman

Harman pops it up first base side right outside foul territory for the out and that will bring Bak to the plate

Bak goes down on strikes and that will bring Craddock to the plate

Craddock is hit by a pitch and that will bring Lizema to the plate

Lizama with the drive to the wall and Dalley makes the catch halfway up the wall. 

Leading off the bottom of the 5th for the Tigers, Savoie

Savoie with he line drive right into Harmans glove and that will bring Gaffney to the plate

Gaffney with the fly ball to left center field and that will bring Lichtenberger to the plate

Lichtenberger right back to the pitcher and that will end the bottom of the 5th for the Tigers.

Leading off the top of the 6th for the Gamecocks, Lecroy

Lecroy draws a walk and that will bring Scobey to the plate

Scobey goes down on strikes and that will bring Hollins to the plate

Hollins with the flair to Purify at 2nd and that will bring Evans to the plate

Evans with a flair to Purify and that will end the inning for the Gamecocks

Leading off the bottom of the 5th for the Tigers, Jarrell

Jarrell with the slow roller to third and Harmen who has been great today couldn't handle it and with a runner on first to start the bottom of the 6th for the Tigers, that will bring Fultz Jr to the plate

Fultz Jr hit by a pitch and that will bring Crighton to the plate

Bakich loves moments like this where he calls the guys on base into have a little discussion

Crighton lays down the perfectly placed bunt to move the runners over to 2nd and 3rd for Dalley who homered in his last at bat

Dalley draws a walk and the bases are loaded for Purify

Purify goes down on strikes and that will bring McCladdie to the plate

McCladdie with the 2- RBI single into right field and that will bring Savoie to the plate

Savoie pops it up a mile high right behind second base and that will end the bottom of the 6th for the Tigers.

Leading off the top of the 7th for the Gamecocks, Sutter

Sutter goes down on strikes and that will bring Harman to the plate

Harman with the stand up double on a line shot down the third base line and that will bring Bak to the plate

Bak draws a walk and that will bring Craddock to the plate

Craddock with the slow roller to Purify at 2nd who bare hands it to Lichtenberger at 2nd for the force out and that will bring Lizama to the plate

Lizama hits it to Lichtenberger at short who steps on the bag at 2nd and that will end the inning for the Gamecocks.

Leading off the bottom of the 7th for the Tigers, Gaffney

Gaffney with the grounder to 3rd for the first out in the inning and that will bring Lichtenberger to the plate

Lichtenberger with the grounder to second and that will bring Jarrell to the plate

Jarrell goes down on a trikes and that will end the bottom of the 7th for the Tigers. On a side note I will be going down to the field for the bottom of the 8th and 9th inning. I will finish up game stats after post game interviews.

Leading off the top of the 8th for the Gamecocks, Lecroy

Lecroy with he fly ball to center field for the first out in the inning and that will bring Scobey to the plate

Scobey with the deep fly ball just in front of the center field wall and pinch hitting for the Gamecocks, Aaron Jamison

Jamison high fly ball to right field and that will end the top of the 8th for the Gamecocks

Leading off the bottom of the 8th for the Tigers, pinch hitter Jay Dilliard

Dilliard hits a fly ball to center field for the first out in the inning and that will bring Crighton to the plate

Crighton hits a fly ball to right field and that will bring Dalley to the plate

Dalley draws a walk and that will bring Purify to the plate

Purify grounds out to third and that will end the bottom of the 8th for the Tigers.

Leading off the top of the 9th for the Gamecocks, Evans

Evans goes down on a trikes and that will bring Sutter to the plate

Sutter goes down on strikes and that will bring pinch hitter Jack Reynolds

Reynolds hits a slow roller out in front of the plate off the end of the bat, Savoie hustles out fields the ball and throws to first and that is the ballgame